St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-22
SALTWATER NEWS.
Whisky and Fast Women Pull a
Young Man Down.


Charles Anderson, travelling sales
man employed by the wholesale cigar
and tobacco house of j. A. Tenner, was
arrested ON warrant yesterday after
noon, sworn out by j. A. Tenner, Jr.,
and was locked up in the city hall on a
charge of embezzlement. Anderson has
been in the employ of Mr.. Tenner since
last August, at a salary of S75, per
month and Sc per day for travelling eX-
penSes. He had been previously en-
plOyed by w. S. Conrad, the well-known
wholesale cigar dealer of this city, Cfrom
whom he stole S70O, and came very near
going over the road year ago. but the
amount of his Indebtedness beingt paid
by his friends he was allowed to go free.
promised SO fairly, and exhibited
miSdOing that Mr.. Tenner was induced
to give him another chance. For a
while all went well, but several weeks
since it was discovered that he had be-
come disSolute again and he was dis
charged. The extent of his defalcatiOns
became known through the return of
sight drafts drawn upon customers who
reported that they had paid their acr
counts to Anderson. His route took in
the Omaha road to Eau Claire and the
Northern Wisconsin divisions of that
company and the st. Paul u Duluth.
MIR. Tenner is now absent and the full
extent of the fellows rascality has not
been discovered, but the house is out at
least $500 on his account. Anderson is
married man and resides at 900 North
Martha street. The cause of his fall is
whisky and bad women, both of which
he is said to have patronized quite liber-
ally. His examination occurs at the
municipal court to-day.
William Mccall. charged with steal
ing suit of clothes from farmer at
Woodbury., appeared before the munic-
ipal judge for a hearing yesterday
morning, and, after waving an exam
nation and failing to provide bail in the
sum of $3.50, he was remanded to the
county Jail.
Capt. w. G. Bronson, who went to
FreepOrt, ILL.,, to be present at the
Staples-WinShip trial, is expected home
to-day, the case having been continued
until the spring term of court, owing to
the serious illness of Staples at st. Paul.
Patrick Callan and w. l. Hudson have
been awarded by the city council the
contract of constructing the new Main
street stairs. Their bid was $3.50. They
gave bonds in the sum of 5000 to have
the work completed in thirty days time.
James Elliott, an old time Saltwater
boy, who has been at Duluth for
long time past, dropped in upon his
friends yesterday, prior to leaving for
Washburn, Wis, where he will here
after reside.
The dance by the fire department at
the new engine house tonight promises
to be grand success. A large number
of tickets have already been sold and
the preparations made are elaborate.
The parents of Phillip Morrissey,
whose death was reported in the GLOBE
yesterday, have telegraphed from GniO,
Can, to have his remains shipped
thither for burial.
Ollie HOspes, GusSie Bronson and
Amanda Nelson arrived home from st.
Mary's, Faribault, last Wednesday to
spend their Christmas vacation with
their parents.
A social hop occurs tomorrow even
ing at the opera house hall under the
auspices of the Young Married Peoples
club.
The social at Mrs. c. l.. Easton's on
South Third street was largely attended,
last evening and very jolly time was
had.
A live Santa Claus in Mathew & Co.'S
show window attracted considerable at
tentiOn all day yesterday.